การประหยัด(gaan bprà-yàt)

Meanings

1NounB1

economizing; saving

the practice of using as little money, time, or resources as possible to avoid waste

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withการประหยัดgaan bprà-yàtการประหยัดgaan bprà-yàt1economizing; saving2cost savings3resource conservationเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: children
My mother taught me about the virtue of saving money since I was a child.
2NounB1

resource conservation

the act of reducing consumption of energy, water, materials, etc. (e.g., energy saving)

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการประหยัดgaan bprà-yàtการประหยัดgaan bprà-yàt1economizing; saving2cost savings3resource conservationน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)
We should help each other with saving water and electricity.
3NounB2

cost savings

a reduction in expenditure achieved through efficiency or cutting unnecessary use

Examples

การเปลี่ยนgaan bplìianการเปลี่ยนgaan bplìian1change (altering something)2replacement; switchมาใช้maa cháiมาใช้maa chái[to] come (and) use [sth]หลอดไฟlòt faiหลอดไฟlòt failight bulb; light tubeLEDทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrt1[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead to2[to] produce; generate; create (an effect/output)การประหยัดgaan bprà-yàtการประหยัดgaan bprà-yàt1economizing; saving2cost savings3resource conservationค่าไฟkâa faiค่าไฟkâa fai1electricity bill/charge2electricity cost/expenseได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chátอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chát1clearly; obviously; plainly2noticeably; markedly; significantly
Switching to LED bulbs resulted in a noticeable saving on the electricity bill.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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ประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyPart 2
การประหยัดgaan bprà-yàtการประหยัดgaan bprà-yàteconomizing; saving